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1.1       root        1: .ds ZZ DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE
                      2: .TH VERSION 3R "630 MTG"
                      3: .XE "version()"
                      4: .SH NAME
                      5: version \- return terminal version number
                      6: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      7: .ft B
                      8: long version ( )
                      9: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     10: The
                     11: .I version 
                     12: function
                     13: returns a hex number which identifies the version of the 630
                     14: MTG terminal.
                     15: .PP
                     16: The version number is the equivalent to the ASCII string given as the 
                     17: response to the \f3<ESC>[c\f1
                     18: escape sequence.  The ASCII string has three fields (f1;f2;f3)
                     19: defined as follows:
                     20: .TS
                     21: center;
                     22: l l.
                     23: f1     identifies the 630 MTG as a  windowing
                     24:        terminal
                     25: f2     identifies the terminal as a 630 MTG
                     26: f3     identifies the firmware release
                     27: .TE
                     28: .PP
                     29: The long integer returned by 
                     30: .I version 
                     31: is a hex number rather than an ASCII
                     32: string for easier parsing by the application program. 
                     33: The hex number has the same three fields in the format 0xf1f2f3, 
                     34: where each field is one byte.
                     35: .SH EXAMPLE
                     36: For example the hex number:
                     37: .sp
                     38: .ce
                     39: .ft CM
                     40: 0x080806
                     41: .ft R
                     42: .sp
                     43: returned by
                     44: .I version
                     45: is equivalent to the ASCII string:
                     46: .sp
                     47: .ce
                     48: .ft CM
                     49: 8;8;6
                     50: .sp
                     51: .ft R
                     52: given in response to the escape sequence \f3<ESC>[c\f1.
                     53: This version number corresponds to Release 1.1 of the 630
                     54: MTG.
                     55: .SH SEE ALSO
                     56: dmdversion(1).
                     57: .br
                     58: \f2630 MTG Terminal User's Guide\f1.

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